Ishan Kishan’s County Championship journey took a playful turn this week as he surprised spectators with a throwback tribute to spin greats. Representing Nottinghamshire in a drawn clash against Somerset at Taunton, the 26-year-old India wicketkeeper-batter bowled a single over—featuring both off-spin and leg-spin—in a moment that instantly went viral. His first delivery imitated Harbhajan Singh’s trademark action with uncanny precision. Kishan bowled from over the wicket to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who was batting on 140-plus at the time. While the ball didn’t trouble the batter, Kishan’s homage to Bhajji drew attention. Watch the video here Ishan Kishan bowling in County Cricket 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#IshanKishan pic.twitter.com/rXAjxXhuLh — Ayush (@AyushCricket32) July 2, 2025 He followed it up with two more off-spinners before switching angles. From around the wicket, he suddenly channeled Shane Warne and bowled leg-spin. The final ball of the match drifted wide, but the umpire chose not to signal a wide, keeping the tone light-hearted. Kishan ended his brief spell with figures of 0 for 1. It was his only over of the match and marked his first official bowling stint in the County Championship. Read also: Consecutive centuries for Shubman Gill in England! Shares stage with Bradman and Sobers Nottinghamshire Draw With Somerset; Kishan Continues Batting Form Somerset declared at 238/4 in their second innings, led by an unbeaten 147 from Kohler-Cadmore. The game ended in a draw. Earlier, Somerset had posted 379 in the first innings, with support from Tom Abell and Tom Banton. Nottinghamshire responded strongly with 509 in 163.2 overs. Ben Slater (124) and Jack Haynes (157) starred with centuries. Kishan contributed a fluent 77, decorated with eight fours and two sixes. This was Kishan’s second consecutive fifty in red-ball cricket. In his County debut against Yorkshire last month, he had hammered 87 off 98 balls. Though he missed the Indian team’s ongoing tour of England, Kishan has remained active since the IPL, where he scored 354 runs in 14 games for SunRisers Hyderabad. Having last played a Test in July 2023, the Jharkhand batter is making full use of the domestic window to sharpen his game across formats.